Noeleen McNamara

Professor Noeleen McNamara is a faculty member in the School of Law and Justice at the University of Southern Queensland. She holds qualifications including a PhD (USQ), LLM (Macquarie), and LLB (Qld). Her research focuses on environmental law, public interest litigation, mining law, legal education, and Indigenous rights. She is affiliated with the Centre for Heritage and Culture and has contributed to over 40 publications.

• Qualifications: PhD (2009), LLM (1997), LLB (1988)
• Affiliations: Centre for Heritage and Culture
• ORCID: 0000-0002-6293-6889

Her research interests span environmental regulation, legal education innovations, and corporate social responsibility. Recent work includes analyzing China's environmental public interest litigation frameworks and evaluating biosecurity policies in Australia. She has supervised doctoral and master's students on topics like climate justice and mining impacts.

Publications highlight her expertise in liquor licensing, consumer law, and mentoring in higher education. Over 24,800 views of her outputs reflect significant academic engagement.

Advising focuses on regulatory barriers in energy development and mining's societal impacts. Her work bridges legal theory with practical challenges in education and environmental governance.